dynasty

/ˈdɪnəsti/noun

A line of rulers who all come from the same family.

Example sentences

“The museum's exhibit covers pottery from three Chinese dynasties.”
“The Tudor dynasty ruled England for more than a century.”

Sports commentary borrowed it for teams that win for years running. Historically it organizes Chinese and Egyptian chronology: the Ming dynasty.

Related words

clanA large family group whose members trace their line back to the same ancestor, even when the exact links are unknown.bloodlineThe family connection that ties a person to the generations that came before them.tribeA social and ethnic group that is bigger than a clan or band, though smaller than a nation, and may itself contain several clans.lineageThe line of ancestors a person or family descends from, or the descendants that follow from a common ancestor.familyPeople connected to one another by birth, marriage, or adoption, especially a set of parents and their children.descendantA person who comes from a particular ancestor, no matter how many generations later.